Even though the exterior is plastic I think the internal structure of a Quicksilver is metal and could probably accommodate some weight. Now I know what to do with my 2 Quicksilver cases when I retire them. I have 3 or 4 IIci/cx cases in the basement which I use for storing computer spares (actually one is still a probably working IIci if I were to try to boot it which I haven't done since 1997). The lids even snap right on, making them pretty nice storage boxes.

Even though the exterior is plastic I think the internal structure of a Quicksilver is metal and could probably accommodate some weight. Now I know what to do with my 2 Quicksilver cases when I retire them. I have 3 or 4 IIci/cx cases in the basement which I use for storing computer spares (actually one is still a probably working IIci if I were to try to boot it which I haven't done since 1997). The lids even snap right on, making them pretty nice storage boxes.

it's hard to believe those iici machines were like $6300 1989 dollars!

i also have one collecting dust. i need to fire it up, it's been a while, and i just moved, so hopefully it survived. i shoehorned A/UX on it for shits and grins back in 2006.

I miss the Apple Adjustable Keyboard. Not quite as rock solid but when they worked they were excellent. I actually had about a half dozen nonworking/partially working units in a box before I moved the time before this one, finally gave up and tossed them since USB to ADB isn't as easy as it used to be.

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MonkeyBoy wrote:

I miss the Apple Adjustable Keyboard. Not quite as rock solid but when they worked...

Emphasis mine.

They were lovely keyboards, but had a half life of about six months. I know because I was working as a technician at an Apple reseller at the time. In contrast, an Extended Keyboard II should continue working perfectly until shortly after the Earth falls in to the Sun. And they should too, with a retail price of $130 in the mid-1990s.

I still use an Extended Keyboard II with an iMate USB <---> ADB adapter.

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